Anthony L. Fisher

Contributing Writer

Anthony L. Fisher is a journalist and filmmaker in New York with work also appearing at Vox, The Daily Beast, Reason, New York Daily News, Huffington Post, Newsweek, CNN, Fox News Channel, Sundance Channel, and Comedy Central. He also wrote and directed the feature film Sidewalk Traffic, available on major VOD platforms.

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Analysis

Behold, the Bud Selig experience

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Analysis

Trump's turbulent Tuesday

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Opinion

Has America lost its empathy?

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

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Analysis

A casual fan's guide to the NFL playoffs

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Analysis

The fall of Franken

White nationalist leader Richard Spencer speaks on the Texas A&M University campus as a silent protester holds a placard in College Station, Texas.

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Opinion

Defend free speech — even when it offends you

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Analysis

A casual fan's guide to the MLB playoffs

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Analysis

Remembering Tom Petty, the musician who made America smile

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Analysis

Was the Las Vegas shooter a terrorist?

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Analysis

The rise and fall of Milo Yiannopoulos

An Occupy Wall Street protester in 2011.

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Feature

Occupy, 6 years later

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Opinion

Trump's DACA suspension proves his brand isn't winning — it's cruelty

President Trump applauds outside the White House

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Opinion

The Republican Party just left the White House

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Opinion

Trump's White House is just like his business empire: A drama-fueled failure

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Opinion

I despise Jeff Sessions. Trump still shouldn't fire him over Russia.

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Opinion

What will happen to Donald Trump Jr. now?

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Opinion

Donald Trump Jr. might be too incompetent to collude

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Opinion

Is Congress finally going to take back its power to declare war?

A policeman on the scene of the congressional shooting.

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Opinion

Please, don't politicize the awful congressional shooting

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30), and Warriors' Andre Iguodala.

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Analysis

The unbearable lightness of Cavs-Warriors

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Opinion

Jeff Sessions is refighting the last drug war

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Opinion

Liberals' free-speech amnesia

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Opinion

Why Arkansas' execution controversy is a really big deal

Analysis

A casual fan's guide to Super Bowl 51

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Analysis

A fed-up fan's guide to the NFL playoffs

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Feature

A fan's guide to the MLB playoffs

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Opinion

The fraudulent myth of Big Papi

Blood streams from the cut eye of Hungarian Ervin Zador.

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Analysis

Hungary's version of 'the Miracle on Ice' is called 'Blood in the Water'

Lebron James may be a great athlete, but his teams are not winning big titles.

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Analysis

Is LeBron James the NBA's greatest loser?

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Analysis

Why you should be watching the NHL playoffs — even if you think you hate hockey

Prince put on one of the most memorable Super Bowl performances.

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Feature

The greatest Super Bowl halftime show ever

San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan blocks a shot by Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson.

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Opinion

Stop fawning over the Warriors. The Spurs are way more impressive.

The excitement of the NCAA games is unceasing.

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Feature

The joy of March Madness bracketology

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Feature

I'm a Yankees fan who really hates the Yankees right now

Cam Newton describes his team's performance in a funny yet accurate way.

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Feature

Cam Newton coined an absolutely brilliant turn of phrase

When your favorite team is out, look to your least favorite to decide who to root for.

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Feature

A bandwagon fan's guide to the NFL playoffs